Bad graffiti: This is bad graffiti because it is poorly executed and it's defacing a public art project. This is not only a pointless nuisance, but it's costing the city thousands and thousands of dollars every few months to clean up the tags made by the disrespectful degenerates. It pisses me off because the tax money spent cleaning up after these fools could be better spent fixing roads or paying teachers. Ugh.
Statue of McKinley in Panhandle Park in San Francisco, California. This is bad graffiti.
Good graffiti: These people decided to let their wild style show on their vehicle, and it looks awesome. This is a true artistic expression and guess what, you can do whatever you want to your own property without being sneaky or having to worry about repercussions. I really don't want to come off as a hardass because I have genuine respect for graffiti and hip-hop culture, in general, but I feel like too many people who are writing graff are doing it for all the wrong reasons. The folks who beautified this van did it for the right reasons.
Van decorated with wild style graffiti.
I took both of these photos on the same day. The van was parked only fifty feet from the sullied statue. It was a striking contrast of the form-- taken in two different ways with completely different outcomes and philosophies surrounding them.
What do you think of graffiti? How do you think it affects your community?
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